Toy savings bank



vJune V16, 1925.

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Patented .lune 16, 1925.

UNITED STATES- PATENT oFF-ICE.

YCOMPANY OF BALTIMOE, OF BALTMORE, MARYLAND, A CORPORATION OF NEVJERSEY.

TOY SAVINGS BANK.

Application filed May 2, 1924-. Serial N'o. 710,566.

To all fui/1.0m t may concer/a.'

Be it known that I, HENRY HERMANI, a citizen of the United States, andresident of Baltimore, and State of Maryland, have invented certain new:and useful Improvements in Toy Savingsanks, of which the following is aspecification. j

I rlhis invention is an improvement in toy banks, and more particularlyincoin slot guards Vfor such banks.

Banks of this character intended for sale at a low price, are usually inthe form of a receptacle, having in one wall a slot Vthrough which thecoin is inserted into the receptacle. ln order to discourage the removalof` the coins afterfinsertion, some form of slot guard is desirable,which will prevent the egress of a coin, however the receptaclejismanipulated.

The object of the present invention is to provide a simple andinexpensive form` of guard so constructed andwarranged, and so connectedwith the wall of the receptacle, that while a coin may pass freely theguard and through the slot, it will be eX- tremely diflicult to extracta coin.

In the drawings forming a part hereof,

Fig. l is a perspective viewof one of the improved banks.

2 is a plan view of the slot guard in place.

Fig. 3 Fig. 2. i v i Fig. et is a side vview of theguard.

Fig. 5 is a plan view of the blank from `which the guard is formed. Thepresent embodiment of the invention is shown .in connection witha toybank, in the forni lof a receptacle l, having in one wall Vthereof aslot 2 through which a coin is a section `on the line' 3%?) of may be``passed into the receptacle. The slot n is of a length to receive thelargest coin for which thebankis intended, and of the width 'V somewhatgreater than the thickness of the said largest coin. j j

The improved guard` comprises a strip of resilient sheet material,doubled upon itself to form a pair of opposed coin receiving jaws 3 andll, normally spaced apart a distance less than the thickness of thesmallest l The connection 5 between the jaws is sufficiently resilientto normally hold the-jaws so spaced, and to permit the jaws to spreadapart when a coin is inserted.

Each jaw at the end remote from the connection 5, has an outwardlyextendingV flange or wing 6 and '7, respectively, which cooperate toforni an escutcheon about the slot,

von the outer face of the wall. The flanges 7 may have any desiredoutline, and'each is provided at the side edge remote Vfrom the jaw withan extension 8 and 9 respectively.

These extensions 8 and 9 pass through slots 10 in the wall, the saidslots being parallel with `the coin slot 2, The extremity of eachextension is offset from the plane 4of the flange or wing, as indicatedat 11,

forming a shoulder 12 between the offset portion` and the body of theflange. The shoulders 12 are so placedv with respect lto the respectivejaws, that when the jaws are 'spread apart a distance sufficient toreceive between them the largest coin to be inserted inthe banlgtlieshoulders will be in engagement with the outer walls of the slots l0.Thus a slidable connection is provided between each of the wings orflanges and the wall.

The .flanges and the offset portions provide a slidable connectionbetween the jaws and the wall, to permit spreading movement of the jawsduring. the insertion of a coin, and the resilient connection 5 betweenthe jaws normally holds them spaced apart a distance less than thethickness of the smallest coin, so that the jaws must be spread beforesuch coin can pass. The jaws provide an effectual guard againstthewithdrawal cfa coin' from the bank.

' yl`he connection betweenthe jaws and the walls hold the jaws intheslot, flush or substantially so, with one face of the wall, and

`protrudes beyond `the other face far enough so Vthat it will beextremely difficult to seat a coin between the jaws by manipulation ofthe banln jaws fro-in the inner side of the wall, there being no guideto facilitate .theentrance of the coin as there is at the outer face ofthe wall, the flanges 6 and 7 serving for this purpose.

Y The resilient connection 5 does not extend the full length of thejaws, being at one end of the jaws, so that vthe connection offers Thespacing of the jaws is such that a coin cannot enter between the CII noimpediment to the passage of the coin from the slot into the receptacle.In practice, the strip forming the jaws will be cut away at one end ofthe connection between the jaws for a distance corresponding to thediameter of the particular coin which the bank is especially adapted toreceive, as for instance, a penny, nickel or dime.

In use, when a coin is inserted between the jaws, they will spread apartto receive the coin, which may be pushed through between 'them into thereceptacle.A rlhe extensions d and 9 slide with respect to the wall topermit tl Ls spr-earring movement, and as soon as the coin has passedthe jaws the resilient connection restores them to normal condition.

Inside the wall each side of the slot is guarded by a protruding portionof the jaws, so that the edge of a coin cannot be engaged within theslot by manipulation of the bank. rilhis spacing of the jaws also guardsthe ends of the slot. The bank or receptacle may be of any desired shapeor size, of any suitable material, and it may be 'tably ornaniented, inaccordance 'with the purpose for which it is intended.

I claim:

l. In a device of the class described, the combination with a wallhaving a slot, of a coin guard therefor comprising a pair of resilientlyconnected jaws normally spaced apart less than the thickness of thesmallest coin to be received, the jaws having portions within the slotto be engaged by an inserted coin thereby to spread the jaws and meansto slidably connect the jaws to the wall'.

2. In a device of the class described, the combination with a wallhaving a slot, of a coin guard therefor comprising a pair of resilientcoin receiving jaws normally spaced less than the thickness of thesmallest coin to be inserted, and means to slidably connect the jaws tothe wall for movement toward and from each other, with the jaws flushwith one face of the wall and protruding beyond the other.

3. In a device of the class described, the combination with a wallhaving a slot, of a coiniguard therefor, comprising a strip of resilientmaterial doubled upon itself to forni a pair of coin receiving jaws,normally held spaced apart less than the thickness of the smallest cointo be received, and means to hold the jaws within the slot flush withone face of the wall and protruding beyond the other and movable towardand from each other.

4r. In a device of the class described, the combination with a wallhaving a slot, of a coin guard therefor comprising a strip of resilientmaterial doubled upon itself to form a pair of coin receiving jawsnormally held siaced over a portion of the area of the jaws less thanthe thickness of the smallest coin to be received, and means to connectthe jaws to the wall within the slot for movement toward and from eachother, flush with one face of the wall and protruding beyond the other.

5. In a device of the class described, the combination with a wallhaving a slot, of a coin guard therefor comprising a pair of jaws withinthe slot flush with one face of the wall and protruding beyond theother, a resilient connection between the jaws normally holding themspaced apart less than the thickness of the smallest coin to bereceived, and means to slidably' connect the jaws to the wall formovement toward and from each other.

6. In a device of the class described, the combination with a wallhaving a slot, of a coin guard therefor comprising a pair of jaws withinthe slot flush with one face of the wall and protruding beyond theother, a resilient connection between the jaws noi'- mally holding themspaced apart less than the thickness of the smallest coin to beieceived, and means to slidably connect the jaws to the wall formovement toward and from each other, said means including wingsextending laterally from the jaws at the outer face of the wall, eachwing having an inwardly offset extension and a shoulder between theextension and the wing, the wall having slots in which the shouldersmove.

' In a device of the class described, a coin slot guard, comprising astrip of resilient material doubled upon itself to forni a pair ofopposing jaws normally held spaced apart a distance less than thethickness of the smallest coin to be received, each jaw having anoutwardly extending lateral flange provided at its free edge with anextension offset towaid the jaw.

8. In a device of the class described, a c oin slot guard, comprising astrip of iesilient material doubled upon itself to forni a pair ofopposing jaws normally held spaced apart a distance less than thethickness of the smallest coin to be received, each jaw having anoutwardly extending lateral flange provided at its free edge with anei;- tension offset towai'd the jaws, the material ciit away at theconnected end and at one side to permit the passage of the coin past theconnection between the jaws.

9. In a device of the class described, a coin slot guard composed of asingle piece of sheet material, and comprising a strip doubled uponitself to forni a pair of opposing jaws, normally held spaced apart atone point a distance less than the thickness of the smallest .coin to bereceived, the material cut away at the connected end and at one side topermit the passage of thel coin past the connection between the jaws.

l0. In a` device of the class described, a

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coin slot guard comprising a 'pair oi' jaws, an integral resilientconnection between the jaws norinally pressing theni toward each other,said connectiony being at one side of the jaws, each jaw having alaterally eX- tending` wing at the end remote from the integralconnection, said wings cooperating to forni an escutcheon for the slot.

ll. In a device ot the class described, a coin slot guard comprising apair of jaws, an integral resilient connection between the jaws normallypressing thein toward each other, said connection being at one side olfthe jaws, each jaw having a laterally eXn tending wing at the end remotefrom the `integral connection, said wings cooperating to jorln anescutcheon for the slot, each wing having an extension oset from thewing'to forni a shoulder substantially parallel with the adjacent jawbetween the wing and the extension l2. A blank for a coin slot guard,coinprising a strip adapted to be doubled upon itself to forni a lpairoi' opposed jaws, each end of the strip reduced, and said strip cnt awayintermediate its ends at one side -whereby the connection between thejaws will be at one side of the guard.

13. In a device oi' the class described, the combination with a wallhaving a slot, of a coin guard therefor, comprising a pair ofresiliently connected coin receiving jaws to be pressed apart by anentering coin, and ineans to slidably connect the jaws to the wall formovement toward and from each other, with the jaws flush with one faceof the wall and protruding beyond the other.

Signed at city of Baltimore, State of Maryland, this 30th day of April,A. D., 1924.

HENRY HERMANI.

